<div><p>We've been using some variation of this machine for centuries, but it the ones we have today certainly don't look anything like they did when they were first invented. </p><p>Thanks to inventions like indoor plumbing and electricity, our washing machines can complete an entire load of washing and drying in under two hours!</p><p>Take a look at some of these old washers, did you have any of them in your house growing up?</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/b9f8b90089ca4b2d2ec00128667c013e.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/il_570xN-313950433.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/il_570xN-313950433_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/IMG_9922.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/IMG_9922_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/IMG_9922_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Washer-and-dryer.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Washer-and-dryer_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Washer-and-dryer_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Washer-and-dryer_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Washer-and-dryer_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Washer-and-dryer_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Washer-and-dryer_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Washer-and-dryer_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Washer-and-dryer_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Washer-and-dryer_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Washer-and-dryer_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Washer-and-dryer_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/7410591128fd2519012b61b211b07533.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/7410591128fd2519012b61b211b07533_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/4656ed3d76a9afa92db5595aff4131df.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/WMFAB16P_CR_WashingMachine_OPD_AR_L.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/WMFAB16P_CR_WashingMachine_OPD_AR_L_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/WMFAB16P_CR_WashingMachine_OPD_AR_L_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/WMFAB16P_CR_WashingMachine_OPD_AR_L_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/WMFAB16P_CR_WashingMachine_OPD_AR_L_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/WMFAB16P_CR_WashingMachine_OPD_AR_L_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/WMFAB16P_CR_WashingMachine_OPD_AR_L_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/WMFAB16P_CR_WashingMachine_OPD_AR_L_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/WMFAB16P_CR_WashingMachine_OPD_AR_L_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/150522_laundry04s.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/150522_laundry04s_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/150522_laundry04s_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/150522_laundry04s_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p></div>